Lake Placid, NY - I’m not even sure where to begin. When I think of last night’s game, the only thing that is popping into my head is “HOLY SHIT.”
I have never been a part of a more unbelievable comeback than that of last night’s barn burner in the USA Rink. With four minutes remaining on the clock in the third period, the Hammers scored five unanswered goals to beat the Sportplexe 4 Glaces by a score of 6-4.
Hammers – 1
Poison – 1
We got the poison out of us before game 2 and it surely paid off for everyone on the team. After the big win, the entire team drank beer and ate pizza, took some fun pictures and celebrated the most amazing comeback in Hammer History. Meanwhile, the crazy Quebecois team was on suicide watch after watching their three-goal lead dissipate. That’s what they get for the jack-ass who celebrates a goal that never went in. Looking back, that was freaken funny. Up yours pal and to the rest of your flying Frenchmen teammates.
So now on to recap the final four minutes of our storied win. Determination, passion and the refuse to lose attitude was what willed us to victory. With some grit from Dan Mahoney behind the net, he got the puck out front where I had an easy tap-in goal. It would be my first of the tournament, which made the score 4-2 Glaces. I would be remiss not to mention that Mahoney got us going in the first period with a goal of his own.
Jumbo Juggy Jonathan Crowton made it 4-3 on an absolute laser beam that went top-cheese on their goaltender’s glove side. I would tell you their goalie’s name but I’m not going to for two reasons. 1, you won’t be able to pronounce it and 2, who gives a shit.
Next, Hammers defenseman and resident bone-cracker, Joe Valeriotte, slid a crisp pass to my tape through the neutral zone and I quickly scurried into the zone and deposited my second goal of the game to knot it all up at four apiece. Yes, I celebrated. Sorry hockey gods, we couldn’t help it.
Finally, with just 11 ticks remaining, Michael “Cheeeeeeeeeeeeese” Gresko tallied the game-winner with a beautiful bank shot from behind the net. I believe he was trying to pass to me in front or the streaking Valeriotte behind me but we only needed to watch as the puck hit the Glaces defenseman and eluded their goalie five-hole. Hammers 5 and the Glaces 4.
With three seconds left on the game clock, towering d-man Matt Sosik lofted a backhander over everyone’s head and into their goal. Buzzer goes off, Hammers win, time to party.
So there you have it. You needed to be there to actually witness how awesome it was, but take it from me and anyone who was there, it was pretty cool.
Now, we look to win our third game and get us into the gold-medal game as we play the Dugay Sport Gatineau at 3:10 pm. Before that we will cheer on our beloved Boston Bruins at 12:30. With three teammates from Philly, this should make it fun.
Oh and Charlie, you owe me ten bucks!
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Friday, April 30, 2010
Hammers Revive Wounded Moose, Lose 4-3
The Hammers played their first game on Friday morning at 11:30 am and let their first game of the tournament slip right out of their fingers with a 4-3 loss.
Linemates Paul Carpenter and Ric Novak connected less than a minute into the game when the team President of Shananigans and drinking, Carpenter, threaded an easy tap-in goal to Novak to jump out to a quick 1-0 lead. With that goal, the Hammers looked to be in a great position to walk away with win No. 1 and an easy two points for the tournament’s first game.
OHHHH contraire my friends.
The Wounded Moose came alive and ended the first period with a 2-1 lead. The goals came at unlucky times for the Hammers as both goals eluded netminder Charlie Kunkle with a trickle and a redirection. The Moose, fresh off their AARP meeting, banged in another early in the second and put the Hammers on their heels.
The two teams continued to battle and sure enough, on goals by Chris Mackin and Paul Carpenter, the Hammers notted the game at 3-3. The Moose-Knuckles showed resiliency though and went up by a score of 4-3 by the end of the second period. That would be all they needed for scoring as the Hammers weren’t able to catch a break to tie the game back up four apiece.
The Moose survived a serious on slot of shots at the end of the final stanza when the Hammers pulled Kunkle. Unfortunately, the Moose’s humungous goaltender thwarted their efforts and the Hammers were sent off losers in their first game of the tournament in four years.
Kunkle finished the game with 23 saves on 27 shots, while the Moose’s Monster had 31 saves on 34 shots.
After a beautiful afternoon of barbecuing and drinks by the rolling Mansion of the Novak’s (that’s Motorcoach for us common folk) the Hammers will look to even their record at 1-1 with a game at 9:10 pm. They will take on the Sportplexe 4 Glaces from Pierrefonds, QC.
One thing on our mind? Redemption… and hopes of a gold medal rematch against the Wounded Moose. Here’s hoping to show them exactly how Wounded we can make them.
For the full box score, click here.
Linemates Paul Carpenter and Ric Novak connected less than a minute into the game when the team President of Shananigans and drinking, Carpenter, threaded an easy tap-in goal to Novak to jump out to a quick 1-0 lead. With that goal, the Hammers looked to be in a great position to walk away with win No. 1 and an easy two points for the tournament’s first game.
OHHHH contraire my friends.
The Wounded Moose came alive and ended the first period with a 2-1 lead. The goals came at unlucky times for the Hammers as both goals eluded netminder Charlie Kunkle with a trickle and a redirection. The Moose, fresh off their AARP meeting, banged in another early in the second and put the Hammers on their heels.
The two teams continued to battle and sure enough, on goals by Chris Mackin and Paul Carpenter, the Hammers notted the game at 3-3. The Moose-Knuckles showed resiliency though and went up by a score of 4-3 by the end of the second period. That would be all they needed for scoring as the Hammers weren’t able to catch a break to tie the game back up four apiece.
The Moose survived a serious on slot of shots at the end of the final stanza when the Hammers pulled Kunkle. Unfortunately, the Moose’s humungous goaltender thwarted their efforts and the Hammers were sent off losers in their first game of the tournament in four years.
Kunkle finished the game with 23 saves on 27 shots, while the Moose’s Monster had 31 saves on 34 shots.
After a beautiful afternoon of barbecuing and drinks by the rolling Mansion of the Novak’s (that’s Motorcoach for us common folk) the Hammers will look to even their record at 1-1 with a game at 9:10 pm. They will take on the Sportplexe 4 Glaces from Pierrefonds, QC.
One thing on our mind? Redemption… and hopes of a gold medal rematch against the Wounded Moose. Here’s hoping to show them exactly how Wounded we can make them.
For the full box score, click here.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Hammers Gear Up for Annual Lake Placid Hockey Tournament
"Big Gulps huh? Welp, see ya later!"
That was the initial thought as the Auburn Hammers opened up their schedule for the annual Lake Placid Hockey Tournament. It read, four teams, three from Canada, and of course, the Hammers, from Auburn, MA. Auburn what? Thats right, Massachusetts -- of the good ole U.S. of A. Quite far from the hockey mecca and holy land we all call Canada, but it will do. It will have to do. Usually every year we play at least one team from Canada. Except this year it will just have to be 3 teams. No worries.
Every year we drink beer and play hockey. Each year, we do it exceptionally well and this year should be no different. My initial thought as I write this is that when these Canadian teams lose to us, I would imagine losing to Americans is like losing to a girl. Im not calling us girls by any stretch, but more so because Canada is where hockey originated. They probably think theyre entitled, like most Canadian hockey teams. I mean, in the NHL, the canadian fans boo our National Anthem prior to puck drop. As far as Im concerned, this is our redemption.
I'll introduce our opponents in just a minute here. FIrst I would like to introduce the 2010 Hammer Hockey team that will embark on Lake Placid soil and ice in less than a week.
NO. Player name HT. WT.
3 Paul Carpenter 5'9" 180
4 Ric Novak 6'3" 180
8 Craig Zaleski 5'7" 175
10 Chris Mackin 6' 195
11 Jeremy Lemoine 5'6" 165
12 Rob Beausoleil 5'8" 210
13 Dan Maloney 5'10" 185
14 Mike Gresko ? ?
17 George Carpenter 5'10" 185
18 Mike Fuller 5'8" 175
19 Joe Valeriotte ? ?
20 Jonathan Crowton 6'1" 550*
22 Matthew Sosik 6'5" ?
34 Joe Casasanta 5'8" 195
39 Corey Lacaire 5'8" 205
31 Charles Kunkle ? ?
* = Wears "D" bra size.
So, there you have it. We might be all different shapes and sizes, but we all have a few things in common. We love shananigans, hockey and alcohol. Oh and more, we would all look fantastic with a gold medal hanging around our neck!!
Our Schedule:
Friday 4/30 vs. the Wounded Moose (Toronto, Ontario) -- Herb Brooks Arena 11:30 AM
Friday 4/30 vs. Sportplexe 4 Glaces (Pierrefonds, QC) -- USA Rink 9:10 PM
Saturday 5/1 vs. Dugay Sport Gatineau (Gatineau, QC) -- USA Rink 3:10 PM
Sunday 5/2 vs. TBA Gold Medal Game -- 12:30 PM
We dont know much about any of the teams. I was able to find a website on the Wounded Moose. You can also track our progress on this website and http://www.pointstreak.com/.
Check back soon for more!!
That was the initial thought as the Auburn Hammers opened up their schedule for the annual Lake Placid Hockey Tournament. It read, four teams, three from Canada, and of course, the Hammers, from Auburn, MA. Auburn what? Thats right, Massachusetts -- of the good ole U.S. of A. Quite far from the hockey mecca and holy land we all call Canada, but it will do. It will have to do. Usually every year we play at least one team from Canada. Except this year it will just have to be 3 teams. No worries.
Every year we drink beer and play hockey. Each year, we do it exceptionally well and this year should be no different. My initial thought as I write this is that when these Canadian teams lose to us, I would imagine losing to Americans is like losing to a girl. Im not calling us girls by any stretch, but more so because Canada is where hockey originated. They probably think theyre entitled, like most Canadian hockey teams. I mean, in the NHL, the canadian fans boo our National Anthem prior to puck drop. As far as Im concerned, this is our redemption.
I'll introduce our opponents in just a minute here. FIrst I would like to introduce the 2010 Hammer Hockey team that will embark on Lake Placid soil and ice in less than a week.
NO. Player name HT. WT.
3 Paul Carpenter 5'9" 180
4 Ric Novak 6'3" 180
8 Craig Zaleski 5'7" 175
10 Chris Mackin 6' 195
11 Jeremy Lemoine 5'6" 165
12 Rob Beausoleil 5'8" 210
13 Dan Maloney 5'10" 185
14 Mike Gresko ? ?
17 George Carpenter 5'10" 185
18 Mike Fuller 5'8" 175
19 Joe Valeriotte ? ?
20 Jonathan Crowton 6'1" 550*
22 Matthew Sosik 6'5" ?
34 Joe Casasanta 5'8" 195
39 Corey Lacaire 5'8" 205
31 Charles Kunkle ? ?
* = Wears "D" bra size.
So, there you have it. We might be all different shapes and sizes, but we all have a few things in common. We love shananigans, hockey and alcohol. Oh and more, we would all look fantastic with a gold medal hanging around our neck!!
Our Schedule:
Friday 4/30 vs. the Wounded Moose (Toronto, Ontario) -- Herb Brooks Arena 11:30 AM
Friday 4/30 vs. Sportplexe 4 Glaces (Pierrefonds, QC) -- USA Rink 9:10 PM
Saturday 5/1 vs. Dugay Sport Gatineau (Gatineau, QC) -- USA Rink 3:10 PM
Sunday 5/2 vs. TBA Gold Medal Game -- 12:30 PM
We dont know much about any of the teams. I was able to find a website on the Wounded Moose. You can also track our progress on this website and http://www.pointstreak.com/.
Check back soon for more!!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Bruins Desperate for a Win
As I sit here during my lunch break, I figure why not write about the Bruins. I’ve already eaten a sandwich and well, quite frankly, every time I think about my favorite team I feel sick to my stomach. So, with that being the case, why not write about them.
Anybody who follows hockey or even the Bruins knows that the trade deadline is looming and if the Bruins want to make the playoffs something will need to happen.
Now, when I say something needs to happen, that doesn’t mean go out and send two draft picks, two prospects and a roster player to Atlanta to have Ilya Kovalchuk play for your team for two months. I’m all set with that notion. No matter what this team does this year, they are not winning the Stanley Cup. There is just not enough passion in the locker room. So, bringing the almighty Ilya Kovalchuk to the team will be a waste, even if he is one of the most dynamic scorer’s in the league.
Okay, so now that I’ve gotten that off my chest, that doesn’t mean the Bruins need to stand pat. To be completely honest, I’m sick of GM Peter Chiarelli continue to say he’s still evaluating etc. It’s time to do something. Stop being a chicken shit and pull the trigger. I’m not saying make a move to make one, but for cripe sake, do something to put a spark under this dastardly-looking hockey team.
Many people are calling out for Claude Julien to be fired. Sorry folks, aint happenin’. Nor should it. Julien proved last year that he’s worth every penny they’ve paid him and he will make this team a contender. Chiarelli needs to do his part and provide a roster with some talent and passion. Last year, it looked as though we had it, this year, not so much. Julien didn’t win the Coach of the Year award for nothing last year. So let’s stop with the nonsense that he needs to be axed.
Players on the roster that have disappointed are as follows: Blake Wheeler, Marco Sturm, Matt Hunwick, Dennis Wideman, Zdeno Chara, David Krejci and Michael Ryder. I’m willing to see any of these guys go except Krejci. Unfortunately Chara and Sturm have no-trade clauses so it wouldn’t be that easy.
There now I feel better. Regardless of any trade, I think tonight’s Montreal game will be the turnaround the Bruins need. A big rivalry and tons of bad blood between these two squads should be just what the doctor ordered to get this hockey team out from underneath the avalanche that’s rapidly ripping them away from a playoff stop.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins + TD Garden + sold-out raucous crowd = slump buster. Let’s see it. You heard it here first.
Anybody who follows hockey or even the Bruins knows that the trade deadline is looming and if the Bruins want to make the playoffs something will need to happen.
Now, when I say something needs to happen, that doesn’t mean go out and send two draft picks, two prospects and a roster player to Atlanta to have Ilya Kovalchuk play for your team for two months. I’m all set with that notion. No matter what this team does this year, they are not winning the Stanley Cup. There is just not enough passion in the locker room. So, bringing the almighty Ilya Kovalchuk to the team will be a waste, even if he is one of the most dynamic scorer’s in the league.
Okay, so now that I’ve gotten that off my chest, that doesn’t mean the Bruins need to stand pat. To be completely honest, I’m sick of GM Peter Chiarelli continue to say he’s still evaluating etc. It’s time to do something. Stop being a chicken shit and pull the trigger. I’m not saying make a move to make one, but for cripe sake, do something to put a spark under this dastardly-looking hockey team.
Many people are calling out for Claude Julien to be fired. Sorry folks, aint happenin’. Nor should it. Julien proved last year that he’s worth every penny they’ve paid him and he will make this team a contender. Chiarelli needs to do his part and provide a roster with some talent and passion. Last year, it looked as though we had it, this year, not so much. Julien didn’t win the Coach of the Year award for nothing last year. So let’s stop with the nonsense that he needs to be axed.
Players on the roster that have disappointed are as follows: Blake Wheeler, Marco Sturm, Matt Hunwick, Dennis Wideman, Zdeno Chara, David Krejci and Michael Ryder. I’m willing to see any of these guys go except Krejci. Unfortunately Chara and Sturm have no-trade clauses so it wouldn’t be that easy.
There now I feel better. Regardless of any trade, I think tonight’s Montreal game will be the turnaround the Bruins need. A big rivalry and tons of bad blood between these two squads should be just what the doctor ordered to get this hockey team out from underneath the avalanche that’s rapidly ripping them away from a playoff stop.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins + TD Garden + sold-out raucous crowd = slump buster. Let’s see it. You heard it here first.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Bruins Season Right Around the Corner
Well it’s been a while since I shared my thoughts on all things NHL. I have had a busy summer and with my recent decision to buy a house, it’s been a bit nuts around here. With that being said, some extra time tonight gave me the opportunity to share my thoughts on a few things regarding the Bruins.
We all knew it was coming and finally the National Hockey League announced that the Bruins would host this year’s Outdoor Winter Classic at no better place than Fenway Park. The opponent? The Philadelphia Flyers. Ironically enough, I’ve been employed by both organizations. Albeit the Flyers never paid me because it was a summer internship, but I was there everyday during the summer of 2004 and it was the best experience of my life nevertheless.
I have heard many people say they think it’s dumb to the play the Flyers and it should be Montreal or Washington or even the Rangers instead. Well, I respectfully disagree. My reasoning is simple too. I’ll list them out…
Obviously Montreal is in the Canadian market where hockey is thriving. Yes, hockey is thriving in some parts of North America, but not all. It’s important the NHL has two teams south of the Canadian border to play against each other to keep US interest the highest possible.
Why not Washington with Alexander Ovechkin? Not a terrible point as he is the leagues most dynamic player to watch, except the Maryland and D.C. market doesn’t nearly have the television market that Philadelphia has. Ill prove this more in a bit…
The Rangers are a decent idea, but Boston and New York are closer in proximity than that of Philly and Boston. In addition, although the Rags are another Original Six, the Big Bad Bruins and the Broad Street Bullies have a bigger rivalry. The two names originated from playing one another and with the Bruins playing a new blue-collar style that GM Peter Chiarelli has implemented, it makes for a good game against the rough and tough style the Flyers play. Good, exciting games equal better TV ratings and more money in the NHL’s pocket in many ways. Which, is the name of the game… I mean business.
Alright, so there you have my opinion. Take it or leave it. Now back to rankings. According to DMA Rankings the Philadelphia market is ranked No. 3 with 2.95 million households (2.6% of the US) in North America. The Boston market is ranked seventh with 2.40 million households (2.1% of the US). Now, I understand that New York is ranked first, but Boston and Philadelphia together will cover the New York region. So, if my math would serve me correct, that would make 4.7% of Boston and Philly combined with 6.5% of New York’s equals approximately 11.2% of the US Television market. That represents approximately 12.7 million households in that area. Now these numbers are skewed because not every household would tune in, but it will be on NBC with coverage throughout the country. That gives me leeway by not counting all of the other top-10 markets that will have households watching the game live from Boston. From 2008 to 2009, the NHL saw an increase of 12% in the Neilson ratings. If I’m wrong and the ratings drop, you can give me a hard time, but I’m pretty confident this Winter Classic in the Fens will shatter last year’s mark. By the way, Washington is ranked ninth and its all politicians so I really don’t think that would help much. Besides if Obama watches, it will be from a warm suite within the friendly confines of Fenway. And if he does show up, I’ll be shocked.
My last topic is Phil Kessel. I’m getting sick of the stalemate but it is a business. It’s tough; he scored 36 goals last year and battled a shoulder a painful shoulder injury at the latter part of the season. Still, he’s young and it’s one season. His first three seasons he made $850,000 per year, so I think anything over $4 million this coming year is too much of a raise. He’s barely 20 years old so to make 4 million of course I’m going to disagree. Not to mention we’d have to make too much room for him to fit under the cap and that means sacrificing another part of your lineup. This team is strong, has plenty of depth and good breadth of young talent in Providence. I say trade Kessel if Chiarelli can’t sign him a two-year deal worth 3.5 million. He isn't playing this year until December anyway so why not do the two years. He should prove his worth and take a huge pay increase come 2012. The Bruins can still get good return out of him so I still say trade him if you need to make too much room for him. With Krejci, Bergeron, Savard, Wheeler, Lucic and Ryder in the mix and Sturm returning, Boston will have plenty of offense. Not to mention the newly acquired defenseman Derek Morris who should add some pop to the Bruins second powerplay unit as well as added offensive minded play on the back line. He better too because I really liked Aaron Ward and was a bit sad to see him go.
That’s it for now…more in the future!
We all knew it was coming and finally the National Hockey League announced that the Bruins would host this year’s Outdoor Winter Classic at no better place than Fenway Park. The opponent? The Philadelphia Flyers. Ironically enough, I’ve been employed by both organizations. Albeit the Flyers never paid me because it was a summer internship, but I was there everyday during the summer of 2004 and it was the best experience of my life nevertheless.
I have heard many people say they think it’s dumb to the play the Flyers and it should be Montreal or Washington or even the Rangers instead. Well, I respectfully disagree. My reasoning is simple too. I’ll list them out…
Obviously Montreal is in the Canadian market where hockey is thriving. Yes, hockey is thriving in some parts of North America, but not all. It’s important the NHL has two teams south of the Canadian border to play against each other to keep US interest the highest possible.
Why not Washington with Alexander Ovechkin? Not a terrible point as he is the leagues most dynamic player to watch, except the Maryland and D.C. market doesn’t nearly have the television market that Philadelphia has. Ill prove this more in a bit…
The Rangers are a decent idea, but Boston and New York are closer in proximity than that of Philly and Boston. In addition, although the Rags are another Original Six, the Big Bad Bruins and the Broad Street Bullies have a bigger rivalry. The two names originated from playing one another and with the Bruins playing a new blue-collar style that GM Peter Chiarelli has implemented, it makes for a good game against the rough and tough style the Flyers play. Good, exciting games equal better TV ratings and more money in the NHL’s pocket in many ways. Which, is the name of the game… I mean business.
Alright, so there you have my opinion. Take it or leave it. Now back to rankings. According to DMA Rankings the Philadelphia market is ranked No. 3 with 2.95 million households (2.6% of the US) in North America. The Boston market is ranked seventh with 2.40 million households (2.1% of the US). Now, I understand that New York is ranked first, but Boston and Philadelphia together will cover the New York region. So, if my math would serve me correct, that would make 4.7% of Boston and Philly combined with 6.5% of New York’s equals approximately 11.2% of the US Television market. That represents approximately 12.7 million households in that area. Now these numbers are skewed because not every household would tune in, but it will be on NBC with coverage throughout the country. That gives me leeway by not counting all of the other top-10 markets that will have households watching the game live from Boston. From 2008 to 2009, the NHL saw an increase of 12% in the Neilson ratings. If I’m wrong and the ratings drop, you can give me a hard time, but I’m pretty confident this Winter Classic in the Fens will shatter last year’s mark. By the way, Washington is ranked ninth and its all politicians so I really don’t think that would help much. Besides if Obama watches, it will be from a warm suite within the friendly confines of Fenway. And if he does show up, I’ll be shocked.
My last topic is Phil Kessel. I’m getting sick of the stalemate but it is a business. It’s tough; he scored 36 goals last year and battled a shoulder a painful shoulder injury at the latter part of the season. Still, he’s young and it’s one season. His first three seasons he made $850,000 per year, so I think anything over $4 million this coming year is too much of a raise. He’s barely 20 years old so to make 4 million of course I’m going to disagree. Not to mention we’d have to make too much room for him to fit under the cap and that means sacrificing another part of your lineup. This team is strong, has plenty of depth and good breadth of young talent in Providence. I say trade Kessel if Chiarelli can’t sign him a two-year deal worth 3.5 million. He isn't playing this year until December anyway so why not do the two years. He should prove his worth and take a huge pay increase come 2012. The Bruins can still get good return out of him so I still say trade him if you need to make too much room for him. With Krejci, Bergeron, Savard, Wheeler, Lucic and Ryder in the mix and Sturm returning, Boston will have plenty of offense. Not to mention the newly acquired defenseman Derek Morris who should add some pop to the Bruins second powerplay unit as well as added offensive minded play on the back line. He better too because I really liked Aaron Ward and was a bit sad to see him go.
That’s it for now…more in the future!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Hammers Ready for Game Three -- A Win Sends Them to Gold Medal Round
Its Saturday morning and its 1030 am. Roc is still passed out in his bed with an occasional groan. He did wake up to tell me he was still drunk and figured he would vomit around 1:00 pm.
As for me, I was up late and up early. I feel good and hope that can carry over to our game at 3:30 against the guys from Montreal. I met a couple of them last night at the bar. They were Bruins fans who live in Montreal. I loved it. After watching them play we should be able to handle them quite easily. We will have to see. A win will put us in the gold medal round. We will surely be playing against the Syracuse Rangers who beat the Nordiques this morning 7-0.
We lost to the Rangers yesterday 5-3. Their goalie is awful, but they were definitely the better team. I don’t want to admit it but I really have no choice. They’re much faster than us but tire easily. If we can wear them down tomorrow morning we will have a game. Its important to note that we can beat them. They were better but not unbeatable. We are a good team when everybody does their part, spreads out and sticks to the game plan.
As a side note, Charlie must have made 45 saves yesterday. He played magnificently and as much as I don’t want to say he’ll have to be a huge factor for us tomorrow, he really is going to need to be. I don’t think I have ever seen him play better than the performance he turned in yesterday. The score sheet said 21 saves but I’m pretty sure the scorekeeper was blind in one eye. Speaking of blind, the referees we had were terrible. I have never seen a game called as lop-sided as they called it yesterday. Not to mention, those bastards looked pretty young. I’m going to go out on a limb and say they probably just started growing pubic hair this year. I hope they don’t ref us again and for their sake too because I will be shooting at them when I dump the puck in the zone. We shall see.
So Chris Mackin will be doing the shootout. Hope he does well. He looked much better today than he did yesterday. He looked like the floor of taxi cab yesterday. Im pretty sure Roc took that analogy today.
So with all that being said, I’m done here. Ill have a game recap after our game later.
GO HAMMERS!
As for me, I was up late and up early. I feel good and hope that can carry over to our game at 3:30 against the guys from Montreal. I met a couple of them last night at the bar. They were Bruins fans who live in Montreal. I loved it. After watching them play we should be able to handle them quite easily. We will have to see. A win will put us in the gold medal round. We will surely be playing against the Syracuse Rangers who beat the Nordiques this morning 7-0.
We lost to the Rangers yesterday 5-3. Their goalie is awful, but they were definitely the better team. I don’t want to admit it but I really have no choice. They’re much faster than us but tire easily. If we can wear them down tomorrow morning we will have a game. Its important to note that we can beat them. They were better but not unbeatable. We are a good team when everybody does their part, spreads out and sticks to the game plan.
As a side note, Charlie must have made 45 saves yesterday. He played magnificently and as much as I don’t want to say he’ll have to be a huge factor for us tomorrow, he really is going to need to be. I don’t think I have ever seen him play better than the performance he turned in yesterday. The score sheet said 21 saves but I’m pretty sure the scorekeeper was blind in one eye. Speaking of blind, the referees we had were terrible. I have never seen a game called as lop-sided as they called it yesterday. Not to mention, those bastards looked pretty young. I’m going to go out on a limb and say they probably just started growing pubic hair this year. I hope they don’t ref us again and for their sake too because I will be shooting at them when I dump the puck in the zone. We shall see.
So Chris Mackin will be doing the shootout. Hope he does well. He looked much better today than he did yesterday. He looked like the floor of taxi cab yesterday. Im pretty sure Roc took that analogy today.
So with all that being said, I’m done here. Ill have a game recap after our game later.
GO HAMMERS!
Friday, May 8, 2009
Hammers Dispose of Nordiques, 5-1
Lake Placid, NY – After a long night of drinking and shenanigans, the opening game for the tournament could have gone very well or terribly for the Hammers. After a slow start though, the boys in red started hunting down pucks, threaded passes and slowly picked apart the defense and goaltending of the Westmount Nordiques. When the final buzzer sounded, the Hammers were victorious by a score of 5-1.
It’s should be known that they didn’t play their best and were quite sloppy, but still managed to up their record to 1-0 in the Sarajevo division of 2009 Can/Am Classic.
Mike Gresko, Ric Novak (2) and Johnny Dagostino did all the goal scoring, while Jeremy Lemoine and Paul Carpenter chipped in with three assists apiece.
As always, Hammers netminder Charlie Kunkel was stellar between the piped with a 15 save effort.
The Auburn Hammers will look to go up 2-0 in the tournament when they take on the Syracuse Rangers tonight at 5:00 pm. A win will put them in a great position to play for the gold medal on Sunday morning at 8:00 am in the Herb Brooks 1980 Arena.
To view the box score of the game click here.
It’s should be known that they didn’t play their best and were quite sloppy, but still managed to up their record to 1-0 in the Sarajevo division of 2009 Can/Am Classic.
Mike Gresko, Ric Novak (2) and Johnny Dagostino did all the goal scoring, while Jeremy Lemoine and Paul Carpenter chipped in with three assists apiece.
As always, Hammers netminder Charlie Kunkel was stellar between the piped with a 15 save effort.
The Auburn Hammers will look to go up 2-0 in the tournament when they take on the Syracuse Rangers tonight at 5:00 pm. A win will put them in a great position to play for the gold medal on Sunday morning at 8:00 am in the Herb Brooks 1980 Arena.
To view the box score of the game click here.
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